Hi everyone, I have several things to mention in this post, so sit back, relax, read...purchase & book ;)
The first thing are the Mommy & Me sessions and the Daddy & Me sessions. I still have so many time slots open! Will you all pretty please help me fill these slots? Tell your friends and family about them. The details of these sessions are below.
Mommy & Me Sessions
When: Thursday, April 26th, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of mommy and her child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40 **FILLED**
3:40-4
4-4:20 **FILLED**
4:20-4:40
4:40-5 **FILLED**
5-5:20
5:20-5:40
5:40-6 **FILLED**
Daddy & Me sessions
When: Friday, June 1st, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of daddy and his child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40
3:40-4
4-4:20
4:20-4:40
4:40-5
5-5:20
5:20-5:40 **FILLED**
5:40-6
All session and package rates are increasing on Monday, April 23rd. That's in just 3 days. So, you may want to take advantage of the current session and package rates. To view the current rates, click on the "Investment" tab at the top of this page. The new rates, effective Monday, 4/23, will be as follows:
Mini session - $110
Full session - $150
Grow with Me package - $500
I'm in Love package - $1350
**Please remember that packages can be tweaked to suit your needs - and they never expire! Don't forget, also, that I do have a travel fee for anywhere 30+ minutes from me, and I do charge extra for more than 4 people in a session.**
Last thing - I'm doing beach sessions this year!! I know I talked about it a few weeks ago on Facebook (if you're not a Facebook fan yet, you should be!). There IS a catch to doing these sessions. I MUST have at least 15 sessions filled to do these at all. There's a total of 20 slots available, and I'd LOVE to fill them all, but if I don't, then I must at least have 15 filled. So, PLEASE share this info with others. Here are the details of those sessions...
When: Monday-Friday, July 9th-13th, 2012
Time: 5-7pm each evening, 30 minute time slots (mini sessions; to view details of the mini session click on the "Investment" tab at the top of this page)
Where?? EMERALD ISLE, NC. The specific meeting spot will be determined at a later date. It will be ON the beach though. I went to Emerald Isle for the first time several weeks ago and LOVED it. Absolutely beautiful there. Plan your vacation there this year! :)
Sooo...if you want to book one of these spots before this Monday, the 23rd, while the rates are still lower, then NOW is the time to purchase. Remember, I require full, upfront payment to secure your spot. Pay via PayPal or check. All sessions are non-refundable, unless it's my fault.
I look forward to hearing from you all, and I am really hoping for all Mother's Day and Father's Day sessions completely filled, and I would absolutely LOVE for ALL the beach sessions to be booked. In fact, if there are some of you that want to book but would rather do an early morning session, I am willing to work with you. Please don't hesitate to contact me. You can email me by the "Contact Me" tab above. Thanks SO much for your support!
Here you'll find session teasers, contests, things about my personal life and other random things. Turn on the music at the bottom of this page {music = mood}, take a look around and leave me a comment if you'd like. Can't wait to hear from you!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Full Military Honors
I was asked yesterday morning by a friend and client to do something I've never done before - take some pictures at a burial service, that afternoon. Her father's burial. A full military honors burial. I had no hesitation to give her an answer. Yes. Without a doubt. It would be an enormous honor.
Her father was a man of God. A POW in World War II. Although I didn't know him personally, I'd only ever heard wonderful things about him. The respect and love that everyone at the burial had for him was obvious in their faces.
I knew before leaving my home and even more upon arriving at the burial site, seeing military men standing around, waiting for the funeral procession to arrive, that my emotions, along with others, were going to soar. Soar in grief for the loss of someone so dear, soar in happiness knowing that he is now in the Lord's presence, soar in pride for the service he did for The United States of America. Wow. What a moment...
The hearse arriving, followed by a string of cars that seemed to last forever. The military men in salute as that hearse drove by them, and the same salute from more of those in service or who'd been in service as the flag-laden casket was pulled from the back of the hearse by the pallbearers. Family and friends gathered under and around the small canopy area where the casket was being placed. The encouraging words from a son-in-law, the prayer from a pastor. The firing squad, doing the gun salute, the bugle player on Taps, the folding of the American flag and giving of it to a grandson. The placing of red roses and white carnations on the casket by grandchildren and the pallbearers. The hugs, holding, words spoken and words unspoken done by those after the service. It was a short service but an emotional one that will always have a lasting impression on me, for many different reasons.
I will never forget it.
Her father was a man of God. A POW in World War II. Although I didn't know him personally, I'd only ever heard wonderful things about him. The respect and love that everyone at the burial had for him was obvious in their faces.
I knew before leaving my home and even more upon arriving at the burial site, seeing military men standing around, waiting for the funeral procession to arrive, that my emotions, along with others, were going to soar. Soar in grief for the loss of someone so dear, soar in happiness knowing that he is now in the Lord's presence, soar in pride for the service he did for The United States of America. Wow. What a moment...
The hearse arriving, followed by a string of cars that seemed to last forever. The military men in salute as that hearse drove by them, and the same salute from more of those in service or who'd been in service as the flag-laden casket was pulled from the back of the hearse by the pallbearers. Family and friends gathered under and around the small canopy area where the casket was being placed. The encouraging words from a son-in-law, the prayer from a pastor. The firing squad, doing the gun salute, the bugle player on Taps, the folding of the American flag and giving of it to a grandson. The placing of red roses and white carnations on the casket by grandchildren and the pallbearers. The hugs, holding, words spoken and words unspoken done by those after the service. It was a short service but an emotional one that will always have a lasting impression on me, for many different reasons.
I will never forget it.
(Most of the photos were taken from plenty of a distance, as to maintain respect toward the family and service. All photos posted with permission by my friend & client).
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Mommy & Me date change/Daddy & Me time slots available!
I changed the day of the Mommy & Me sessions to Thursday, April 26th. Here are the new details - and the time slots still open. Thanks to all of you lovely clients for being willing to change your session day/time! I appreciate it so much more than you know! ALSO, for you dads out there - there are still MANY time slots available for you all. Look below for details. Thanks, everyone.
Mommy & Me Sessions
When: Thursday, April 26th, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of mommy and her child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40 **FILLED**
3:40-4
4-4:20 **FILLED**
4:20-4:40
4:40-5 **FILLED**
5-5:20
5:20-5:40
5:40-6 **FILLED**
Daddy & Me sessions
When: Friday, June 1st, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of daddy and his child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40
3:40-4
4-4:20
4:20-4:40
4:40-5
5-5:20
5:20-5:40 **FILLED**
5:40-6
Mommy & Me Sessions
When: Thursday, April 26th, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of mommy and her child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40 **FILLED**
3:40-4
4-4:20 **FILLED**
4:20-4:40
4:40-5 **FILLED**
5-5:20
5:20-5:40
5:40-6 **FILLED**
Daddy & Me sessions
When: Friday, June 1st, 3-6pm (20 min slots)
Where: Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (meeting location TBD)
What: 20 minute session of daddy and his child(ren), 10 images on disc with printing rights, $30
Available slots (please email me with the slot you'd like):
3-3:20
3:20-3:40
3:40-4
4-4:20
4:20-4:40
4:40-5
5-5:20
5:20-5:40 **FILLED**
5:40-6
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